Police Van Crashes Into Shacks, Injures Two, and Leaves Families Homeless
The families say SAPS only took their statements a week after the incident
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Gauteng Municipality Battles R1.4-Billion Water Debt
The taps in Kokosi, Fochville near Carletonville have been dry for a month after Rand Water implemented water reduction measures against Merafong municipality
Appeal Court Blocks Eskom’s Giant Richards Bay Power Plant
The SCA has set aside the 2019 environmental authorisation for the 3,000MW Richards Bay gas-to-power plant
Lottery Commission Extends Reparations to Staff
A dozen people, including whistleblowers, have given evidence of harm suffered under the previous administration
Teachers at Eastern Cape School Give up Their Toilet to Grade R Learners
Jongikhaya teachers and learners share broken pit toilets
Commuters Scramble as 30-Day Taxi Shutdown Begins
Ten routes from Khayelitsha to Somerset West suspended amid escalating violence
Thousands of Buffalo City Municipal Workers Defy Interdict and Take to the Streets
Roads around the city barricaded with burning tyres, but SAMWU denies its members were involved
Explosive Letter From PRASA “Board Member” Claims Tenders Are Being Rigged
Anonymous letter calls for action from Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy
Joburg Landfill Closure Threatens 140 Livelihoods
Pikitup has temporarily stopped accepting domestic waste at Marie Louise dump
Here’s What the Government Plans to Do About Plastic Pollution
Global Plastic Treaty reached a deadlock in August, but South Africa is pushing ahead with regulations
Anger Over Delays at Durban Housing Project
Families say eThekwini municipality is reneging on its promise to house them at the new flats
Buffalo City Municipal Workers Go On Strike
South African Municipal Workers’ Union wants an end to private contracting of primary municipal services
Activists March Against Shell’s Oil Exploration
Shell says it has spent over R1-billion and is not responsible for failures in consultations with affected Wild Coast communities
Chatsworth Residents Take to the Streets Over Water
Bottlebrush informal settlement has been short of water for four months, they say
South Africans Caught in Nepal Prison Fires
13,500 inmates escaped from prisons during riots last week
Karoo Learners Participate in International Robotics Competition
Two teams from Carnarvon High School took part in the World Robot Olympiad Open Championship in Slovenia
Limpopo Villagers Demand Councillor Be Removed
Residents of Relela village outside Tzaneen blocked roads during two days of protests
Punitive Cost Order Against Dodgy Lottery Official Nompumelelo Nene
Judge says she abused court processes, and her application had no merit
Cape Town Protesters Throw Human Faeces, Burn Debris
Families from informal settlements near Maitland cemetery say their attempts to meet with officials from the City for months have been in vain
Cape Town Journalist Assaulted by Police, Has Phone Confiscated – Twice
Freelance reporter Sandiso Phaliso has been repeatedly, and illegally, harassed by police while working in Nyanga
Fire Devastates Community Owned Farm
The land for Mavhungeni farm had been restored to the community after a successful land claim
Hundreds March to Demand Permanent Jobs With City of Ekhurhuleni
Contract workers say a council decision to stop outsourcing services has not been implemented
Magistrate Postpones Durban Police Rape Cover-up Trial
The trial of three officers was postponed due to a funeral
Lesotho Times Editor Wrongfully Arrested, Admits Anti-corruption Agency
The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences accused Mohalenyane Phakela of posing as an officer to obtain documents